Unit 18		Exercises for sending to your instructor

18.6	Answer these questions

	1.	Have you ever dozed off while watching TV?
	2.	What time do you usually set off for work?
	3.	When did you last try clothes on in a shop?
	4.	What kinds of food go off quickly?
	5.	Can you rely on politicians in this country?	
	6.	Did your teachers ever tell you off?
	7.	Will you carry on learning English after this course?
	8.	Have you ever forgotten to switch the iron off?

18.7	Join the two halves to make good sentences.

	1.	The concert			set off late because of the fog.
	
	2.	The toothache			will never catch on in Hawaii.

	3. 	The passengers		        was called off because the soloist was ill. 	

	4.	Fur coats			rely on her, she's always late.	

	5.	We often			came on early this morning.

	6.	You can never			went off and started to smell.

	7.	It's difficult			doze off after a heavy meal.

	8.	The prawns			to live on less than £100 a week.



18.8	Exercise	Use your imagination to complete these sentences.

	1.	I doze off when  ...........................................................................

	2.	I can rely on .................................................................................

	3.	I set off ........................................................................................

	4.	I was told off when ......................................................................

	5.	I always try on .............................................................................	

	6.	I must remember to switch off .....................................................

	7.	The next thing to catch on in this country will be .........................

	8.	The minimum I could live on is ....................................................
18.11	)	Practice giving a talk

	Write 3 or 4 sentences about the following topics and learn them by heart and practice giving 
a talk about computers.


	E-mail






	The Internet






	Types of computer programmes






	Shopping on the Internet






	Learning with a computer






	Computer games









18.12	Give good small talk answers to these questions about computers


1.	Do you have a computer at home?

2.	Do you use a computer at work?

3.	What programmes do you use at home and at work?

4.	How many hours a day do you use a computer?

5.	Do you ever send or receive messages by e-mail?

6.	Do you use the Internet?

7.	What kind of things do you, or would you, use the Internet for?

8.	Have you ever been on a computer course?

9.	Would you like to learn more about computers?

10.	Have you ever used a computer to learn foreign languages?

11.	Has your company got its own web-site?

12.	What changes have computers brought to your life?

13.	Do you think computers are easy to use?

14.	At what age do you think children should start to learn to use computers?

15.	Do you or your children play computer games?

16.	Do you think that young people spend too much time playing computer games?

17.	How much does a good computer system, with multimedia, cost?

18.	Can computers be dangerous?

19.	What does a scanner do?

20.	Who is Bill Gates?



18.15 	Exercise	Complete the sentences with used to + a suitable verb....

	1.	Mike lives in Helsinki now, but he ............... in Stockholm.

	2.	When I was young I  ............... cocoa, but I hate it now.

	3.	John is very fit nowadays, but he ............. 30 cigarettes a day.

	4.	The children are very well behaved now, they .............. very naughty.

	5.	John is very careful since he got fined for speeding.  He .......... much too fast.

	6.	There are 3 fast-food restaurants in this town. There ............. only one.

	7.	Now John's got a computer he never goes to the post office.  He .............. every day.

	8.	Jane married a famous pop star.  She  .............  my girlfriend.


18.16	Exercise	Käännä englanniksi, käyttää "used to" 
                        rakennetta aina kun mahdollista



	1.	Oliko sinulla tapana hiihtää paljon nuorena.  Kyllä, me hiihdimme ja pelasimme jääkiekkoa.
	
        2.	Missä asuitte ennen Helsinkiä.  Asuimme Ateenassa.
	
        3.	Meillä ei ollut ennen paljoa rahaa, mutta voittimme Lotossa ja nyt olemme miljonäärejä.
	
        4.	Eikö sinulla ollut tapana mennä kalastemaan joka lauantai? Kyllä, oli tapana, mutta nyt olen 
                liian laiska.
	
        5.	Me emme koskaan tanssineet, mutta nyt tanssimme joka perjantai.

        6.	Olin aikaisemmin hyvin hoikka, mutta nyt olen lihonnut. (put on weight).

        7.	Missä olit aikaisemmin työssä ennenkuin tulit tänne?

        8.	Tässä kaupungissa oli ennen rautatieasema.




18.18	Writing exercise.  Write ten sentences about things you used 
                           to do when you were young that you don't do now, 
                           and things that you didn't use to do that you do now.

		e.g.  	I used to read books by Enid Blyton
			I didn't use to drink coffee, now I drink 3 cups a day.
					


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